Championship Week kicks off (Soft Pretzel Logic)

Championship Week kicks off

Big news here on the blog to start what is always the best week of the college basketball season.

First, I'm proud to announce that for the second year in a row, I'm headed to Atlantic City to liveblog the Atlantic 10 tournament. I'll be there all four days, bringing you updates from all the games at Boardwalk Hall.

There will also be audio and video features, including postgame press conferences and possibly game highlights. Stay tuned.

Second, our big NCAA Tournament pick' em game is now set up. Expert pickers include myself, Dick Jerardi of the Daily News and Jeff McLane of the Inquirer, with more to come soon.

Click here to register.

I've also set up a Soft Pretzel Logic pool for us to play among ourselves for bragging rights. It ain't much, but it's something. Click here to join.

Lastly, this week's College HoopsCast is now available for your listening pleasure here.

Joe Juliano joins me to break down of all this week’s big conference tournaments, including an in-depth look at the Atlantic 10 and Big East tournaments.

What do St. Joe’s, Temple and Villanova have to do to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee? How many bids will the A-10 and Big East get?

Plus a discussion of all the other big tournaments this week, from the ACC to the Pac-10, and a look around the mid-major tournaments that could have just as big an effect on local teams’ postseason hopes.

And I argue for why some conferences shouldn’t have tournaments at all.

By the way, in a sure sign of just how bad the cold I've had the last few days is, I made a mistake on the show. I said that the Big 5 and Drexel haven't been shut out of the NCAA Tournament since 1997; it is, in fact, 1977.

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on March 10, 2008 8:07 PM | Permalink

Comments (4)

brent:

Sounds like someone took some cocky pills around here. "Expert pickers include myself, Dick Jerardi..."

Wow. A little high on our horse, aren't we?

You should call yourself Vegas Vic or Jimmy the Greek.

Very weak...

Posted by brent | March 11, 2008 12:12 AM

Posted on March 11, 2008 00:12

dmac:

Jon Tannenwald has never predicted a basketball game incorrectly.

Posted by dmac | March 11, 2008 1:46 AM

Posted on March 11, 2008 01:46

brian:

Can we also make picks on court storming?

And will there be lectures on which of those games are not worthy of court storming?

Posted by brian | March 11, 2008 8:56 AM

Posted on March 11, 2008 08:56

Leron

Will a loss to Fordham make St. Joes a lock for the NCAAs?

Posted by Leron | March 11, 2008 1:55 PM

Posted on March 11, 2008 13:55

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I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

In addition to the blog, I host and produce the Inquirer's College HoopsCast. It's a weekly podcast that features all the latest news and analysis from around local and national college basketball. Regular guests include Inquirer writers Mike Jensen, Joe Juliano and Mel Greenberg.

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